Offense comes early, often in Springs' victory

11:08 PM,
Dec. 15, 2012

Conner Blanck of St. Mary's Springs, bends his stick as he shoots the puck in the first period against Oshkosh on Saturday. Blanck scored his second goal of the game with the shot and finished with a hat trick in the Ledgers' 9-3 win.

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Getting a goal in the first minute of a hockey game is something every coach likes to see.

But getting nine over the course of the 51 minutes and from five different skaters really at St. Mary's Springs coach Ty Steffes smiling after Saturday's 9-3 victory over Oshkosh at the Blue Line Family Ice Center.

"That was the nice part, spreading it around and seeing some other guys score," Steffes said. "We were not doing a lot of scoring in the beginning of the season so just getting the guys back on a scoring pace rather than always playing defense helps alot." ...